Veterans are not receiving a $3,000 federal stimulus check in 2024, contrary to circulating misinformation. VERIFY has confirmed with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Internal Revenue Service that there are no such stimulus payments planned for veterans or any other groups. The confusion arose from inaccurate reporting and misinterpretation of the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which is a routine increase in veterans' benefits aligned with inflation, not a stimulus payment. Misleading information has been further amplified by AI-generated content on unreliable websites, leading to widespread dissemination of false claims.
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